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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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